NEW ORLEANS, La. – An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.
The Coast Guard said no one was killed in the explosion, which was spotted by a commercial helicopter flying over the site Thursday morning. All 13 people aboard the rig have been accounted for, with one injury. The extent of the injury was not known.
They were rescued from the water by an offshore service vessel, the Crystal Clear, said Coast Guard Cmdr. She said they were taken to a nearby platform. All were being flown to the Terrebonne General Medical Center in Houma to be checked over...
It's scary, eh and all because of greed! Now there a news article stating "BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Spill Payouts" but BP claims they aren't trying to get out of paying the $20 billion. [BP is warning Congress that if lawmakers pass legislation that bars the company from getting new offshore drilling permits, it may not have the money to pay for all the damages caused by its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/business...
What's wrong with this picture? Can they now be trying to dictate? I guess they can since they only got the slap on the wrist. Whoever pays the piper dictates the tune, eh?
